European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Follicular hyperplasia of the Gall bladder is very rare. It’s a benign entity of the spectrum of
chronic cholecystitis, it’s characterized by hyperplastic lymphoid follicles along with
prominent germinal center formation. This entity is very rare and comprises 2% of all
cholecystectomies, it's often an incidental finding which is routinely encountered with the
histopathological examination, most of the follicular cholecystitis may not show any features
radiologically. Ultrasonography revealed calculi in the lumen. It’s a histopathological finding
which might be mistaken for lymphomas, so knowing this rare entity is useful.We report a
case of a 68-year-old female presented with abdominal pain and managed by laparoscopic
cholecystectomy and histopathology revealed lymphoid follicle formation in the lamina
propria and muscle layer, so the diagnosis of follicular cholecystitis is made.Due to chronic
cholecystitis patient presented with right upper abdominal pain and on histopathological
examination diagnosed incidentally as follicular cholecystitis.